White Knight Chronicles 2 (PS3) – 8/9/8/8
Bokujou Monogatari: Futago no Mura (DS) – 8/8/8/8
Crackdown 2 (360) – 7/8/7/8
Dead to Rights: Retribution (PS3/360) – 7/8/7/7
Toy Story 3 (DS) – 7/7/8/7
Zikande Fantasia (PSP) – 6/7/8/7
The Conveni Portable (PSP) – 7/7/7/6
1. [DS] LovePlus +
2. [360] Monster Hunter Frontier Online
3. [PS3] Totori no Atelier: Arland no Renkinjutsushi 2
4. [DS] Tokimeki Memorial: Girl’s Side 3rd Story
5. [Wii] Super Mario Galaxy 2
6. [PSP] Hatsune Miku: Project Diva (Dekkai Ohaidoku-han)
7. [PS3] White Album: Tsuzurareru Fuyu no Omoide
8. [DS] Art Academy
9. [PSP] Boku no Natsuyasumi Portable 2: Nazo Nazo Shimai to Chinbotsusen no Himitsu
10. [DS] Ghost Trick
REDMOND, Wash.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Actor/producer Seth Green will appear in new ads for Nintendo’s forthcoming DRAGON QUEST IX®: Sentinels of the Starry Skies™ video game, lending his personality to two different ads highlighting the game. In the campaign, Green uses examples of the game’s deep customization options to help teens make decisions about which friend they should take to a concert, and what to wear on a date. The first of the humorous ads will premiere in U.S. movie theaters today prior to screenings of The Twilight Saga: Eclipse, and is currently airing on television.
Launching exclusively for the Nintendo DS™ family of hand-held game systems on July 11, DRAGON QUEST IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies is the latest entry in the popular DRAGON QUEST adventure series. It includes rich customization options that allow players to create their own in-game characters using a vast selection of clothing, weapons, special items and abilities. Players can also connect wirelessly with friends and share their adventure at any time in a cooperative multiplayer mode. The game has already become a social phenomenon in Japan, selling 4.2 million units.
Sin and Punishment: Star Successor (Wii) – 9.0
Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies (DS) – 9.0
Toy Story 3: The Video Game (Wii) – 7.5
Puzzle Quest 2 (DS) – 7.5
Tournament of Legends (Wii) – 7.0
The Last Airbender (DS) – 7.5
The Last Airbender (Wii) – 6.0
Lego Harry Potter: Years 1-4 (Wii) – 7.5
This information comes from THQ Core Games VP Danny Bilson…
“Nintendo really wants to launch with a very balanced portfolio. They really don’t want it to feel like a kiddie platform. They were very clear: they really wanted Saints Row on it. Now, we know how those go sometimes: sure, the first party wants it, but is it really going to work? The interesting thing about the game is we were already making it. We were already making it as our Xbox Live game and in 3D also. It’s designed for 3D already. So the 3DS version is an incremental cost. It’s not a big startup cost. Anything in a transmedia play has a column called marketing in it. It’s also a marketing tool. So how does that game model for us? I believe it will do great, especially if Nintendo is going to go mature and really do a big mature campaign on it. It’s a killer game. It’s got all the weird humor of Saints Row, and also its existence is part of the marketing plan to sell Saints Row 3. Also, all these games have hooks where, if you play it, it unlocks things in Saints Row 3. If you play Saints Row 3, it will unlock things in the 3DS game or the Xbox Live game. I don’t know if I was clear about that, but all of our extension properties all connect and unlock things in each other.”
We’ve heard a few times now that Nintendo is looking to change their image with the 3DS. With franchises like Saints Row and Resident Evil, it won’t be as easy to claim that Nintendo’s portable isn’t producing games for the hardcore audience.
